Cold Water:
The human body is 98.6 degrees internally. So when you drink cold water your body uses energy to increase the temperature of the water to balance out where your body needs it to be for functional use. According to the University of Washington, your body warming a cup of water burns around 8 calories. So if you’re drinking lots of ice water throughout the day — say 8 cups — you’d burn about 64 extra calories.
For my exercisers cold water may be better for you. One of the major reasons is because it’s more refreshing so it will lead you to consume more. The other reason is that is cools you down so you can exercise longer. A study done in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition compared room temperature water and cold water during workouts. Researchers found participants who consumed cold water were able to keep their core temperature down 50% longer than the group consuming room temperature water.
Room Temperature Water:
Warmer water helps detox the body better than cold water and also helps with digestion. Drinking cold water with a meal can have adverse effects on the digestive process. While eating a meal cold water is not the best choice, because it requires more energy from the body to warm up cool liquids and foods, thus taking a longer time to digest and assimilate.
For faster absorption/general hydration, room temp is the better bet. Sedentary individuals should drink more room temperature water. When you are drinking water to increase the amount of water you drink in a day then go with room temperature over cold. Room temperature water is more readily available to the body for hydration, and it takes less energy and time for the body to use. Singers generally drink room temp water because cold water can disrupt ones vocal cords.
In conclusion water is the most important substance in life. In fact a new life cannot even be born without first the “breaking of water”. Water circulates through the Earth just as it does through the human body, transporting, dissolving, replenishing nutrients and organic matter, while carrying away waste material. So analyze the article but honestly you just need to drink more.
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